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LCSO Deputy Receives Award from Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Today Deputy Justin Parks received the “Beyond the Traffic Stop” award from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office during the annual awards banquet in Knoxville. Deputy Justin Parks throughout 2023 had several traffic stops that led to multiple drug seizures along with...
Members of the LCSO SWAT Team Complete Basic SWAT School
Seven members of the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team completed Basic SWAT School at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Academy. The 5-day Basic SWAT School consisted of physical fitness training, firearms training, hostage rescue operations,...
LCSO Launches Adult Education Program for Inmates
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office launched an adult education program for inmates in the Loudon County Detention Facility. The program is offered to local jails and is funded through the Tennessee Department of Labor. Inmates receive tablets inside the jail and have...
LCSO Staff and Surrounding Agencies Complete FBI Crisis Negotiator School
Last week 13 deputies from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office along with officers and deputies from the Lenoir City Police Department, Loudon Police Department, Knoxville Police Department - TN, Pigeon Forge Police Department, Roane County Sheriff's Office and...
LCSO Bids Farewell to 30-Year Veteran
Yesterday Deputy Mark Tinnel retired from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office after 30 years. Deputy Tinnel began his career in 1994 working in the Records Division for the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office. Tinnel then moved to the Corrections Division and later became a...
Homicide Suspect Out of Georgia Taken into Custody by LCSO
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team along with LCSO Deputies and Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers took Brandon Howard, 37, of Dallas, GA into custody in Loudon in the early morning hours on November 21st for active warrants related to a homicide in Dallas,...
LCSO Deputy Completes Media & Public Relations Course
A few weeks ago Deputy Cody Bengel completed the Media and Public Relations (PIO) Course through FBI-LEEDA. This course, presented by FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, is a 5-day block of instruction that covers media relations, crisis...
Shooting Suspect in Custody Related to Lenoir City Shooting
At approximately 1:10 PM on November 13th, James Burch was taken into custody in Powell, TN with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force. Burch has been transported to Loudon County Detention Center and is being charged with the...
LCSO Participates in Several Veteran’s Day Ceremonies
This weekend Sheriff Jimmy and his staff participated in several Veteran’s Day activities throughout Loudon County. Sheriff Davis and Deputy Chief Chris Hutchens attended Philadelphia Elementary School and participated in the Veteran’s Day program. Chief Hutchens, an...
LCSO Participates in Career Day at Philadelphia Elementary School
Loudon County Sheriff's Office Deputies participated in career day, hosted by Philadelphia Elementary School. Children from Pre-K through 8th grade at Philadelphia took part in career day this morning. There were personnel from various professions and emergency...